If you know me reasonably well, you know a few things about me. Things like I am irrationally afraid of mice. I hate pickles {although one of my best friends just told me she didn't know this about me....hmmm}. I love a good bargain and I love to share it. I am always up for a good cup of hot chocolate. And I can't carry a tune to save my life.
It's the last of these that has been on my mind lately. I am not quite tone deaf. I can tell when I am out off key. My problem is that I only hit about 1/3rd of the right the notes. It is truly foreign to me how people can look at sheet music and sing the correct notes. Not my gift. Not my mother's either. Lately Ella has really been into music and is always asking me to sing her a song. I oblige, but as I do I cringe because, really, I sound awful. And while I don't expect much at two, her little voice sounds an awful lot like her mother.
So...do you think musical talent is nurture or nature? Should I refrain from Twinkle Twinkle and the Wheels on the Bus? Or should I instill in her a love of music, even if I do make my husband cringe when he hears me croon?
Thoughts?
*this post was inspired by hearing David Archuletta sing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. I bet his mama is not tone deaf :)
7 comments:
sing it out! A friend of mine started her daughter on the violin when she was 4 so she wouldn't grow up tone deaf like her mom, not sure how it's going so far, but something to consider...are there any studies on this, Dr.?
My dad can't sing either, but after a lesson on singing as worship I feel bad for us making fun of him growing up. I say sing if it makes you happy. Its the effort more than the results that count. And if you are so inclined practice, a LOT! You will get better!
I say sing away!!!
I'm pretty much with you on this one, and I still sing. Maybe it will help her appreciate all varieties of musical talent! And I had no idea you hated pickles. Is this a recent thing?
I always swore I would never sing to my children. I think a good voice is a little bit of both- nurture and nature, and I had neither. But I think there is so much more to singing than a good voice. I've more than given in and we sing all day long. There's the love for music, yes. But also, learning memorizing skills. And social skills like when they sing in nursery.
And if Ryan cringes, tell him to join in.
Hey there! Nice to 'see' you through your blog. :)
When Marie was young she loved to sing but she couldn't stay on tune...I remember thinking "poor girl, she's got her dad's voice (tone deaf too). Look at her now! Steve sings all the time! Keep singing, you never know!
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